Figure 3From: Comparison of hand-sewn and stapled anastomoses in surgeries of gastrointestinal tumors based on clinical practice of ChinaComparison of recovery time to normal gastrointestinal (GI) motility between manual and stapled anastomosis after surgery. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation ( x ¯ ±SD), and * indicates the statistical significance (P < 0.05).Back to article page